This is a 3D scanner from Faro.  Spec sheet and brochure and videos can be found at the distributor web site ATS.  This is a video of the scanner on a Lego trolley, so how long until we have something this good on a quad for automated object avoidance and landing???  Engadget article can be found…

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Saw this on the news, and then read about it today on engadget as well.  Interesting points - 50 pound chopper, to be used primarily for surveillance, but also weapons capable.  Local 2 News has a tendency to blow things out of proportion, and they clearly wanted to sensationalize this, but the technology…

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Hands-on video over at engadget about this hardware from Rotor Concepts.  Interestingly they cite a max. altitude of 2000 feet...where are they getting their permits??? {-Just a thought}  I'd love to see a…

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GoPro launches HD Hero2 helmet cam, announces video streaming Wi-Fi pack for winter

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There have been multiple discussions in the threads of various ArduStation posts in the last few weeks about…

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Got any great ideas of how to use a flexible board Arduino - these guys are making "a few for inspiration" and sound like they are willing to share their new toys with people with awesome ideas!!…

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http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/swiss-lab-builds-lightweight-tree-perching-glider-robot-swarms/



Link is to am Engadget article and video that I found very interesting, and though I might… Continue

It is a neat little package, but I'm not sure it garners Engadget coverage...



http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/03/cheap-tiny-camera-for-rc-planes-captures-video-proof-when-you-b/



- I just looked at the whole thing..it just records and stores, has a USB output on the back. Might not be too bad as a pylon or external mounted… Continue

http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/parrot-ar-drone-to-get-official-launch-price-street-date-at-e3/



Engadget article on the…

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1277235/Phantom-Ray-Boeing-unveils-spy-plane-future.html#ixzz0njWudiDX

I just thought you guys might like to know that we are still making REAL progress over in our workspace. Sarel has been working hard on his prototype and as you can see, mine is coming along as well - we should be combining all of our trials an errors soon and have final schematic and board designs soon. So who else might be willing to help out and lend us a hand programming all that…

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I’ve been working on a little side project. I originally wanted a case and / or a stand for my Xbee and Xbee Explorer module, so I ordered a couple from Polycase and strapped it together. It looked nice enough and attached to the back of my laptop with Velcro so it was an OK solution. Then I started getting lazy and didn’t want to lug out my laptop and everything every time I wanted to log a flight, so I went to a couple of the different on-board loggers, but never really found a solution I… Continue

So some time has passed, and I have a nagging in the back of my mind - why couldn't we field an Outback Challenge Team? We are already working on several projects, and combined we have a PILE of UAS time in the air. We could even purpose-design the entire system; airframe, autopilot, all of it from ongoing projects or designs here on DIYDRONES. I have no doubt we could raise a little money and could field a competitive team. I know we are spread all over the world, and that this is all… Continue

Check out this use of the Arduino...I'm not a huge fan of football (Soccer as we Americans call it) - but this is just cool! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmjijvX50FQ

I have been trying for a while now to get into / see the Turn Rate Limiter Workspace in the Workspaces section...but it doesn't come up...I am on two teams, and can only see the Workspace for the New Ground Station Design team. Anyone else having similar issues - or did I get kicked off the team...lol ;)

I have the uBlox GPS Module library part I need to upload.

SOme time back (within the last two or three months) I recall seeing a ground station setup where a guy was using a graphical LCD module similar to the one proposed for the NEW ArduStation Mega, and he had a very cool interface, even had an artificial horizon on the screen - DOES ANYONE ELSE REMEMBER SEEING THIS?? Wa it here or on some other forum??

As many of you know, I have been looking for and even doing some development on some GPS modules. I met this vendor today who makes the most robust GPS antennas I have ever seen - Quad Helix 30db gain active antenna with built in SAW and LNA you can take a hammer to it, and it will just keep on tracking - awesome! The key is the mold-over they are using, it can take a real pounding, and with an O-ring could form a weather-tight seal to the airframe. You could just mount antennas on each of your… Continue

I have been looking around for some time for a good GPS solution that fit all of my needs, had great compatibility with other components (without a ton of work on my part) AND gave me the features / performance I have been looking for…guess what – I found very few, and when I found them they were usually out of stock! So, I decided to look into putting together my own. I have the board designed, parts sourced, and a design/ fab house on board to help me make it happen. I am waiting on a final… Continue

I have spent a lot of time looking around at all of the different models of autopilot from the simplest Arduino implementation to the most complex solutions in the $10K range. The thing that most of these seem to lack is modularity. I'd like to see the community come together to develop a "Main Board" and then a bunch of additional add-on components that are designed to work together with the appropriate code. As an example, say I want to start out with a simple main board, thermopiles and a… Continue